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Birding News and Features
Klamath-Siskiyou eBird Aids in Local Conservation Efforts
Employees from state and federal wildlife and land management agencies often seek information from bird conservation initiatives (e.g., Partners in Flight) about bird distribution to help develop more informed management strategies for species of conservation concern. Data from Klamath-Siskiyou eBird and the Avian Knowledge Network were recently used to meet such requests from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service.
MONITORING THE NIGHT SKY: MIGRANT BIRDS IN THE KLAMATH-SISKIYOU BIOREGION
A new age in bird “watching” has been unveiled with our ears to the sky. The Klamath Bird Observatory (KBO) and US Forest Service’s Redwood Sciences Laboratory (RSL) long-term efforts to monitor birds in the northern California and southern Oregon have taken on a new and exciting aspect, in the form of white buckets affixed to the top of our facilities.
Changes to Listing Calculations
WHY ARE MY LISTS LOWER?? We have made a significant change to the way that the totals are calculated in the "My eBird" tab. In the past, these totals included all hybrids and spuhs--things like "scoter sp." or "Accipiter sp.". We have changed this so that the My eBird lists now exclude all subspecies, hybrids, and spuhs that were not identified to the species level. If you report a subspecies, these automatically "roll-up" into the parent species. This means that the totals on the My eBird pages count species, not subspecies, hybrids, or spuhs. So, if you see the bird on the right and know that it's a White-rumped Sandpiper, great--enter it as White-rumped Sandpiper. But if you only know that it is some kind of peep, enter it as "peep sp."
An easy way to calculate distances and areas
Do you struggle to estimate mileage or area when eBird asks you to enter information for your Area Search or Traveling Count? If so, there are some excellent web-based tools that you can use to make your measurements much more accurate. Using these tools you can draw a shape around your favorite birding area to get an accurate calculation of the area or you can plot the route you took to get more accurate figures for your Traveling Count. Click the above link to read more and please remember that when you enter your data into eBird it is always more valuable if it has effort information-- click here to read why.
Welcome to Klamath-Siskiyou eBird!
Klamath-Siskiyou eBird highlights the birding and ecological wonder-the Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion. A global review of bioregions identified the Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion as one of extraordinary ecological and biological richness for its diversity of climates, habitats, and species. The Klamath-Siskiyou eBird application includes fourteen counties in southern Oregon and northern California. Enjoy exploring the birds in the Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion and contributing to science and conservation.
Explore the Birds of the Klamath-Siskiyou
Klamath-Siskiyou eBird offers you the ability to explore the birds of the Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion. To view and explore the data of our bioregion, click here.
eBird Data Quality
What do we do when you report birds as rare or far out of range as this Siberian Taiga Flycatcher at Putah Creek, California, found by eBirder John Sterling, or the Ivory Gull found near New York City? Even more complex is the issue of how to deal with records of early/late migrants, or out of season records of lingering birds at local scales. Issues surrounding how to verify data like these certainly come into play when maintaining a database of records that is meant to become part of the scientific record. As with any large-scale citizen-science project open to the public, there is the possibility that erroneous data will be submitted. At eBird we consider data quality to be paramount, and we're taking every step possible to ensure that our data are the best they can be. Using advanced data vetting technology, we've developed a combination of automated filters and a network of regional editors that work together to verify eBird data. Each eBird submission, regardless of observer or location, is checked for data quality in exactly the same way.
